Learning alphabet letters can be fun and challenging for preschoolers! Using crafts and activities to teach preschoolers letter recognition is a great way to use the five senses and help them get engaged and excited for learning new letters and sounds! Most children love learning through hands-on activities and the following ideas will help you keep learning interesting and engaging for them!
1. Grape Sculptures
Grape sculptures are a great activity to use for preschoolers when studying the letter G! It combines fine motor skills with letter recognition and results in a healthy snack. This activity is a winner for many reasons!
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2. Gumball Number Mats
What better way to teach than to be able to link cross-curricular activities!?! This letter G activity will bring math into the lesson as well and will allow students to count objects and match numbers while still learning about the letter G through this unique gumball activity!
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3. Songs and poems
Using poems and songs are wonderful ways for students to learn new content! Letter G poems and songs can help students link letter recognition to letter sounds. These happy songs will make happy preschoolers as they learn about letter G fun!
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4. I Spy Alphabet
This is one of many fun activities to use when teaching about the letter G! This is perfect for allowing students to demonstrate new knowledge by having them participate in letter identification by searching for the letter G!
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5. Glitter Letter G
Students can use the letter shape of G to create their own glittery, sparkly letters! Their letter in glue can be filled in with their choice of colored glitter and when it dries, it can serve as a way for practicing tracing their new letter!
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6. Gel Bags
Gel bags are fun and easy ways to incorporate letter G sensory activities! Preschoolers will enjoy practicing tracing the letter G in uppercase letter and lowercase letterforms! These are easy to make and super beneficial in allowing students to practice letter shape!
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7. G is for Grass
Using cardstock to cut out a letter G for the base, your preschooler can then use scissors to finish it off by cutting construction paper to look like grass to add to the top. You could get creative and let them add real grass as well.
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8. Tracing Mats
Printing and laminating these letter mats are a great resource to use over and over again for letter-building skills! These letter cards are great for preschoolers to use their fingers to trace or to use dry erase markers to practice letter formation.
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9. Goodnight Gorilla
This colorful picture book is a great way to tie literature to letter recognition. You can print the pictures and glue each one to a popsicle stick and use them to reinforce learning the letter G and its sound throughout the book!
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10. Matching Game
This matching game is a great way to match pictures for the letter G. Print the pictures and laminate so this game can be used to introduce, practice, and reinforce the letter G! This is a fun activity but also a game with goals!
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11. Sugar Glass
While this activity can be long in preparation, it can provide hands-on exploration for students! Making sugar glass is a runway to create something very similar to real glass. Students will find the textures interesting!
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12. Good, Healthy Grapes
Teaching preschoolers about the letter G and using grapes and grape juice is a good way to tie in healthy food choices to your lesson. See if students can name other healthy choices that start with the letter G!
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13. Glow Sticks
You can use glow sticks for lots of things, but conducting this task to test the water temperature and brightness of the glow stick would be a fun science experiment to incorporate with your letter G activities!
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14. Goldfish Graphing
This is one of many fun ideas to use with Goldfish crackers! Making a graph of the colors of your goldfish crackers is a great way to get preschoolers to recognize the letter G and its sound! Think about other ways we can include fun graphing ideas!
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15. Guitars: DIY
Having students make their own guitars can be tons of fun! You can use a cardboard box or a paper cup and play with your newly made instruments. Students will love this letter G activity!
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16. Giraffe Craft
Paper plate crafts are fun and easy to do! Preschoolers will enjoy making their own giraffes and learning about this letter G animal!
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17. Goopy gak!
Similar to slime, this sensory-friendly activity will keep kids engaged and active in learning. This letter G activity is a great way to get kinesthetic learners involved!
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18. Glue Paint
Making glue paint can be a fun way to tie artwork into learning about letters. You could paint a bubble letter template or paint a letter G with the glue paint you make. Children will enjoy making their own colors!
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19. Growing Grass
Preschoolers will love this hands-on indoor garden activity! Planting grass seeds and watching them grow will be a great way to help students learn about the letter G. Students could graph growth and practice writing the word grass!
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20. Garden Sensory Bin
Let the little ones get their hands dirty and have some sensory fun while learning about the letter G! These sensory bins are easy to make and can be reused many times! This letter G activity is a great way to get kids out of the house and into play!
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